Sound-producing amusement device.



E. GOSLINER.

SOUND PRODUCING AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 28. 1914.

1,148,451. Patented July 27, 1915.

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SOUND-PRODUCING AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J u-ly 27, 1915.

Application filed October 28, 1914. Serial No. 868,954.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELKAN GosLINER, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSound-Producing Amusement Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to an improved sound producing amusementdevice, so constructed as to permit of a cane or similararticle,preferably, such as have a crook handle, to be utilized as thesupporting member for theattachment thereto of castanets or other formof clapper devices for the production of sound on a rapid to and fromovement or waving of the cane or holder to which it is applied.

The invention resides more particularly in thecoupling means by whichthe castanets or sound producing instrumentality, is frictionally heldto the cane, stick or similar article to which it is to be applied, theconstruction of the coupling means being such as to enable the soundproducing ele ment to be readily applied to or detached from the stick,cane or other supporting article.

The object of'the invention is to enable castanets or other clappersound producing instrumentality to be so utilized in connection withassemblies, parades, conventions and festive affairs generally, andplaces of amusement that the owner thereof may readily give audibleexpressions to his feelings, instead of producing the appreciativeapplause or sound by hand clapping, and to permit of the utilization ofthe pennant sticks, which are ordinarily employed for display approval,to be utilized as the holding member for actuating the sound producinginstrumentality.

To comprehend the invention-reference should be had to the accompanyingsheet of drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation, illustratingthe castanets as frictionally coupled to a pennant stick or cane. Fig. 2is a plan view of Fig. 1 with the pennant stick or cane removed. Fig. 3is a view similar to Fig. 1, disclosing ribbon ornamentation as appliedto the clapper board for the castanets.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 is used to indicate any suitable form ofa pennant stick or cane, which is provided in the present case with theusual crook handle 2,

and to which the castanets are united and frictionally held by means ofthe coupling member 3. In the present case, the castanets 4 areillustrated as flexibly connected for vibratory movement by the flexibleconnection 5 to a clapper board 6, which clapper board is interposedbetween the inner faces of the castanets, but it will be readilyunderstood that any form of castanets or other vibratoryinstrumentalities may be employed as the sound producing device.

The coupling member 3 is provided with a stud 7, which said stud isrigidly secured in any suitable manner within a bore 8 formed in thepresent case in the inner edge portion of the clapper board 6, to whichthe castanets are movably secured.

In the body portion of the coupling member 3 is provided a vertical bore9 which is intersected by a longitudinal bore 10, so as to produce anarc-angular passageway for the insertion of the pennant stick or cane 1,and the disposition of the bores 9 and 10 relative to each other is suchthat when the coupling is slipped over the crook portion 2 of thepennant stick or cane 1, to a point beyond the bight 11 thereof, thesaid coupling member will frictionally bind there- 'on and be firmlyheld to the said pennant stick or cane 1, and thus securely attach thecastanets or vibratory sound producing element to the said pennant stickor cane. When thus applied, it is apparent that by shaking or violentlywaving the pennant stick or cane 1, the castanets or vibratory soundproducing element or elements will co-act with the clapper board 6 forthe producing of a noise to give expression to the feelings of theoperator of the said device.

For the purpose of ornamentation or adding to the general appearance ofthe sound producing amusement device, the clapper board 6 is providedwith a series of apertures or openings 12, adjacent the outer edgeportion thereof, and in such openings or apertures are secured theribbon streamers 13, the colors of which, for use of the device inconnection with football and baseball games, will be such as to indicatethe side for which the owner thereof appears, and if so desired, thecolored pennant usually employed in connection with the pennant stick orcane, may be attached thereto in the ordinary manner.

Usually, in connection with football, baseball and inter-collegiatesports, the assemblage is dependent on pennant sticks with theappropriate colored pennant or streamers thereon to givevent to theirfeelings by violently waving of the pennant stick, but by the presentinvention the adherents of either side are permitted to give expressionto their feelings in an audible manner.

The construction and arrangement of the coupling member for uniting thesound producing amusement device to the pennant stick or cane is suchthat the same may be readily removed therefrom, so as to permit of saiddevice being carried in the pocket and quickly applied to the pennantstick or cane when it is desired to utilize the sound producingamusement device.

The present invention may be utilized in connection with street paradesof all characters, and for use in convention halls generally, or, infact, used wherever it is desired in an assemblage to give audible expression of approval to whatever takes place, and for which it isdesired to express approval, and it is equally as well adapted for useon gala days generally, and for all forms of holiday affairs, such asNew Years Eve, and the device Will appeal more particularly to women, asit enables them to give audible expression to their feelings withoutresorting to the usual hand applause, and in this manner avoids thenecessity for the removal of gloves for the purpose of applause.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desiredto be protected by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a pennantcane or similar holder, of a vibratory sound producing device, and acoupling member for frictionally uniting the sound producing device tothe said pennant cane or holder.

2. The combination with a pennant cane uniting a sound producing deviceto a supporting member, the same comprising a body portion provided withan angular disposed passage-way for the insertion of a supporting membertherethrough, and a stud or ex tension projected from the said bodyportion for engagement with the sound producing device.

5. The combination with a sound producing device, composed of vibratorymembers and a clapper member interposed therebetween, of coloredstreamers attached thereto, and a coupling member united to the soundproducing device and provided with an angular passage-way in the bodyportion thereof for the reception of a supporting member for the soundproducing device.

6. The combination with a vibratory sound producing device, of acoupling member extended therefrom for detachably connecting the same toa supporting member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ELKAN GOSLINER.

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